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Dredges ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Dredges Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Victoria – Far West, Australia)

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Name: Dredges
Type: river
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: N

Dredges in Far West Coast is an exposed river break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year.. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The river breaks offer left-handers. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks, pollution and sharks.

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Overall Dredges Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dredges:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break The Cutting 0 mi
Second closest break Japs 1 mi
Third closest break Port Fairy 2 mi
Fourth closest break Bay of Martyrs 22 mi
Fifth closest break Massacres 23 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Dredges:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 5445 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 5475 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5602 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5658 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5983 mi

Tide stations nearest to Dredges:

Closest tide station Warrnambool, Australia 16 mi
Second closest tide station Port Campbell, Australia 30 mi
Third closest tide station Portland, Australia 49 mi
Fourth closest tide station Apollo Bay, Australia 67 mi
Fifth closest tide station Loutit Bay, Australia 80 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Dredges:

Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 178 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 194 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 208 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mt St Gwinear (Australia) 211 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 231 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Dredges:

Closest city location Warrnambool (Australia) 2 mi
Second closest city location Portland (Australia) 50 mi
Third closest city location Hamilton (Australia) 52 mi
Fourth closest city location Colac (Australia) 58 mi
Fifth closest city location Apollo Bay (Australia) 66 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Dredges is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, which is 176 km (109 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Dredges is Melbourne International Airport (MEL), also in Australia, 220 km (137 miles) away.
Dredges break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Dredges, Victoria - Far West. Use the tab navigation above to view Dredges sea temperature, Dredges photographs, Dredges detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Dredges webcams, current wind from Victoria - Far West live weather stations and Dredges tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Dredges.